Story+2009-05-30+Landgraaf,+Netherlands

“Hello, Pink Pop! (crowd cheers)…”
 * 30.05.09 Pink Pop Festival, Landgraaf, Holland, intro to “Badlands”**

“(speaks Dutch) (crowd cheers) we’re so glad to be here…at your fabulous festival tonight (crowd cheers) that’s right…we’re so glad to be here…but as usual, the E Street Band is here with a purpose …we’ve come thousands and thousands of miles…to keep our solemn vow to rock the house! (crowd cheers) but we’re not here tonight just to rock the house…we’re here tonight because we wanna build a house…right here in this field we wanna build a house…we wanna take the fear that’s out there and build a house of love…we wanna take the doubt that’s out there and build a house of faith…we wanna take the despair that’s out there and build a house of hope…we wanna take the sadness and we wanna build a house of joy and happiness…and then we wanna take that cooling off and build a house of sexual healing (crowd cheers) why not? why not?...and we’re gonna use the bad wood and we’re gonna use the good wood…and we’re gonna use the bad news that’s out there and we’re gonna use the good news that’s here today…and we got all the tools we need on this stage and standing in this field out here…that’s right…because the mighty E Street Band wants to build a house out of music and spirit and joy…now we’re here with you tonight and we’re gonna do everything we can to bring down the power of the music on you (crowd cheers) but, Pink Pop, we need you to bring the noise (crowd cheers) let me hear it (crowd cheers) let me hear it (crowd cheers) let me hear it (crowd cheers) now sing it like you mean it…”
 * 30.05.09 Pink Pop Festival, Landgraaf, Holland, middle of “Working on a Dream”**

“I don’t think, I don’t think Jay knows this one, man…I don’t think anybody knows this one…I start it, I do a verse and then the band comes in…”
 * 30.05.09 Pink Pop Festival, Landgraaf, Holland, intro to “From Small Things”**

“We got one more request…are you ready? alright, here we go…”
 * 30.05.09 Pink Pop Festival, Landgraaf, Holland, intro to “I’m on Fire”**

“Damn…that teddy bear* gave me hell of a wrestling match (chuckles) that was a tough teddy bear (crowd cheers) alright, I’m gonna do a request, I’m gonna have a request…the band has no idea what we might play next (chuckles)…gonna bring out my friend Brandon, he’s gonna sing this one with me (crowd cheers) Killers! (crowd cheers)…here we go…” [*”From Small Things” was requested via a sign on a teddy bear.]
 * 30.05.09 Pink Pop Festival, Landgraaf, Holland, intro to “Thunder Road”**

“Give me the “Tenth”!...”
 * 30.05.09 Pink Pop Festival, Landgraaf, Holland, intro to “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out”**

“Alright…thank you, Pink Pop! (crowd cheers)… (…) Little Steven (crowd cheers) Mr. Garry W. Tallent (crowd cheers) Curtis King (crowd cheers) Sister Soozie Tyrell (crowd cheers) the phenomenon, Jay Weinberg on the drums (crowd cheers) Roy Bittan (crowd cheers) Charlie Giordano (crowd cheers) Nils Lofgren (crowd cheers) Cindy Mizelle (crowd cheers) and the biggest and handsomest man you’ve ever seen: Clarence “Big Man” Clemons (crowd cheers) Pink Pop! (crowd cheers) Pink Pop! (crowd cheers) Pink Pop! (crowd cheers) Pink Pop! (crowd cheers) Pink Pop! (crowd cheers) Pink Pop! (crowd cheers) you’ve just seen the heart-stopping, pants-dropping, hard-rocking, earth-shocking, booty-shaking, love-making, Viagra-taking, history-making, legendary (crowd: “E Street Band”)(crowd cheers) ...”
 * 30.05.09 Pink Pop Festival, Landgraaf, Holland, intro to “American Land”**

“We’re going overtime (crowd cheers) you gotta go home now (crowd cheers) we’re going overtime (crowd cheers)… (…) Hey, Steve! (Steve: “Yeah, baby?”) is it quitting time? (Steve: “I don’t think so”) I think it’s quitting time (Steve: “Oh, say it ain’t so”) well, Steve…if it ain’t quitting time, I wanna know what time is it?...(Steve: “It’s Boss-time!”)…woh!...ready, boys?...I think it’s “Louie, Louie”-time (the band plays a bit of instrumental “Louie, Louie”)…”
 * 30.05.09 Pink Pop Festival, Landgraaf, Holland, intro to “Glory Days”**

//Compiled by Johanna Pirttijärvi//